ecosystem information

At this site you will find information related to ecosystems in the Pacific and Yukon Region. This includes state of the environment reporting, environmental indicators, and programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring and research.

Environmental Indicators

A dynamic set of environmental indicators on priority issues for which Environment Canada measures the health and sustainability of the Pacific and Yukon Region's ecosystems.

Butler on Birds

Dr. Robert Butler will bring new stories on the science and conservation of birds. Follow Rob in search of the latest scientific discoveries in British Columbia and abroad. And if you have questions about birds, you can ask Rob.

Ecosystem Science Reports

Environment Canada's Pacific and Yukon Region ecosystem science reports

State of the Environment

British Columbia
Information updates for the State of the Environment for British Columbia CD-ROM are available! Graphics and text references provide the most recent data and current trends for the issues covered in the State of the Environment Multi-media CD-ROM.

Download the 1993 State of the Environment Report for British Columbia (in Acrobat Portable Document Format) from the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. A printed copy of the Report is available in French from Environment Canada, Ecosystem Information.

Yukon
Yukon State of the Environment Report: This Web site is a specially-designed overview of the original report, which was published in February 1996 by the governments of Canada and Yukon. The Government of the Yukon has since published a 1999 state of the environment report followed by reports for 2000, 2001 and 2002.

State of the Northern Yukon: Issues and information on Northern Yukon ecosystems, designed for the Web. Includes photo essays and a slide show; Old Crow Flats satellite imagery and vegetation maps with illustrated "clickable" legends; and a working simulation model of the effects of climate on the Porcupine Caribou Herd.

Pacific & Yukon Region Ecozones/Ecoregions

A description of the Marine and Terrestrial Ecozones of the Pacific and Yukon Region adapted from Environment Canada's National Ecological Framework for Canada

Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network

A national network of monitoring and research activities characterized by long-term, multi-disciplinary studies and linked in an ecological framework. It strives to facilitate cooperation and a holistic approach to ecological enquiry and ecosystem understanding. For information on the Pacific and Yukon activities in the network see:

British Columbia Ecosystems

• Pacific Maritime
• Montane Cordillera

Yukon Ecosystems

• Boreal Cordillera
• Taiga Cordillera

Georgia Basin - Puget Sound Ecosystem Indicators Report

This report examines selective aspects of the state of the environment in the binational transboundary region consisting of the Puget Sound region in the United States and the Georgia Basin in Canada, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The report discusses six indicators that describe some of the stressors and human responses that account for the present state of this shared ecosystem. It represents an initial attempt to provide a sense of the current state and trends in this ecosystem in an integrated way across the Canada-United States boundary. The report is available on-line at http:// www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/georgiabasin/reports/EnvInd_Report/summary_e.htm.